Read the full article here» </a> <p> </p> “What we call art, and its role, turns out to be not inevitable, not immovable. Making, yes -- human creative making, yes. But what art means? Who is an artist and what is the art world? The context and meaning? Perhaps these are more flexible than I had thought. And perhaps this last half century has witnessed a radical revision.” <p> </p> “I found myself somewhat excited and dizzy with the array and complexity and fullness of what I was starting to get a glimpse of. This great explosion of creativity under the heading of contemporary art all over planet earth. But what exactly is contemporary art? Is it just whatever people make today? What’s the difference between modern art and contemporary art? Is there one?” <p> </p> “…where does this leave me as a painter? How does all this affect my studio practice? I don’t mean making sure that my work passes a litmus test of contemporaneity, but rather how to use my understanding of our contemporary situation as a way of accessing deeper levels and implications of what I am already engaged in, and have that impact my ongoing, authentic process. And as a teacher of painting? Where does painting fit in the larger scheme of things and how is it relevant? What would it mean to teach painting in a way that equips students with skills and tools, and a context, not only with roots in the Renaissance and the great inventions of Modernity but with a working understanding of our inescapable contemporaneity, in our current, actual world?” <p> </p> ” There is a phenomenal burgeoning of human creativity all over the planet, amidst this crazy-ass situation we’re all in.” <p> </p> Above are excerpts from his talk at the Denver Art Museum... You can read the full article and watch the embedded video of his slide talk from this link -<a href=https://paintingperceptions.com/whirlwind-where-are-we-and-how-did-we-get-here/"https://paintingperceptions.com/whirlwind-where-are-we-and-how-did-we-get-here">Read the full article here» </a>" />

WHIRLWIND: WHERE ARE WE AND HOW DID WE GET HERE?

November 11, 2017 By Larry Groff 4 Comments

A talk by Jordan Wolfson at the Denver Art Museum, October 10, 2017

Below is an embedded PDF of the written version of the Jordan Wolfson lecture – please use the navigation arrows and zoom buttons either at the top or bottom of the article to navigate through the article.

WHIRLWIND_Jordan_Wolfson_2017 Reprinted here with permission

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Ruth Kestenbaum Ben-Dov

November 21, 2017 at 11:41 am

Thank you, Jordan. This is important. I find the questions you raise very meaningful. And I will be reading some of the texts you mention.

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Brian Pittman

November 29, 2017 at 7:21 am

Very helpful post. Very meaningful questions raised by you. Thanks Jordan for sharing.

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Valeri Chelini

December 4, 2017 at 10:02 am

I don’t know how you find these wonderful artists, but I really appreciate your sharing so many works I may never have seen if not for this blog.

Thank you, Jordan.

Valeri

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Debasree Das

July 17, 2020 at 6:34 am

I like that post. I am also a painter and a blogger..check my article https://www.paintandpainting.com/the-broken-column/

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